Swimming at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

The men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place on 21 March at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Australia.

Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Dates21 March 2006
Competitors47 from 9 nations
Winning time3:34.37
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The Australian team of Matthew Welsh, Brenton Rickard, Michael Klim and Eamon Sullivan won gold in Commonwealth Games record time, ahead of England's Liam Tancock, Christopher Cook, Matthew Bowe and Ross Davenport. The Scottish team of Gregor Tait, Kristopher Gilchrist, Todd Cooper and Craig Houston finished third.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and game records were as follows.

World Record3:30.68Aaron Peirsol (53.45)
Brendan Hansen (59.37)
Ian Crocker (50.28)
Jason Lezak (47.58)
USAAthens, Greece21 August 2004
Games Record3:36.05Matt Welsh
Jim Piper
Geoff Huegill
Ian Thorpe
AUSManchester, England4 August 2002

The Commonwealth Games record was broken by Australia in the final.

Results

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Heats

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RankHeatLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
125  AustraliaAndrew Lauterstein (55.65)
Christian Sprenger (1:02.76)
Adam Pine (53.10)
Kenrick Monk (49.96)
3:41.47Q
215  CanadaBrian Johns (57.35)
Scott Dickens (1:02.57)
Thomas Kindler (55.31)
Yannick Lupien (49.72)
3:44.95Q
313  New ZealandScott Talbot (58.69)
Glenn Snyders (1:03.41)
Corney Swanepoel (52.79)
Cameron Gibson (51.33)
3:46.22Q
414  EnglandLiam Tancock (57.76)
Chris Cook (1:02.28)
Matthew Bowe (55.21)
Ross Davenport (52.02)
3:47.27Q
523  ScotlandGregor Tait (58.40)
Christopher Jones (1:03.29)
Todd Cooper (53.88)
Craig Houston (52.18)
3:47.75Q
624  South AfricaGarth Tune (58.08)
Thabang Moeketsane (1:03.47)
George du Rand (54.41)
Karl Thaning (51.98)
3:47.94Q
726  SingaporeLee Yu Tan (59.04)
Jin Wen Tan (1:08.36)
Shirong Su (57.64)
Zhirong Tay (52.22)
3:57.26Q
816  JerseyLiam du Feu (1:03.04)
Daniel Hawksworth (1:09.31)
Simon le Couilliard (55.98)
Alexis Militis (53.20)
4:01.53Q
922  GuernseyThomas Hollingsworth (1:00.16)
Jeremy Osborne (1:13.16)
Ian Powell (55.23)
Ian Hubert (54.08)
4:02.63

Final

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RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeTime behindNotes
4  AustraliaMatt Welsh (54.84)
Brenton Rickard (59.51)
Michael Klim (51.87)
Eamon Sullivan (48.15)
3:34.37GR
6  EnglandLiam Tancock (54.42)
Chris Cook (1:00.29)
Matthew Bowe (52.53)
Ross Davenport (49.16)
3:36.402.03
2  ScotlandGregor Tait (55.15)
Kristopher Gilchrist (1:01.83)
Todd Cooper (52.85)
Craig Houston (49.92)
3:39.755.38
45  CanadaMatthew Rose (56.29)
Scott Dickens (1:01.32)
Thomas Kindler (53.82)
Brent Hayden (48.44)
3:39.875.50
53  New ZealandScott Talbot (55.77)
Glenn Snyders (1:02.88)
Moss Burmester (52.22)
Cameron Gibson (49.88)
3:40.756.38
67  South AfricaGerhard Zandberg (55.81)
Roland Schoeman (1:03.24)
Ryk Neethling (52.97)
Karl Thaning (49.76)
3:41.787.41
71  SingaporeLee Yu Tan (59.20)
Jin Wen Tan (1:07.43)
Shirong Su (57.51)
Zhirong Tay (51.94)
3:56.0821.71
88  JerseyLiam du Feu (1:03.20)
Daniel Hawksworth (1:08.85)
Simon le Couilliard (56.03)
Alexis Militis (52.84)
4:00.9226.55

References

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